The Ph.D program emphasizes training through research leader and provides a broad education in the Microbiology, Immunity, and Inflammation concentration.
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Students can enroll in the Microbiology, Immunity, and inflammation concentration through one of the graduate training programs at UIC. These programs are the Graduate Education in bioMedical Sciences (GEMS) and the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP).
Applicants are expected to have a clear desire to enter a research career and would preferably have had some experience in a research laboratory.
Review the graduate training programs and understand the admissions requirements specific to each.
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Graduate Education in Medical Sciences (GEMS)
The Graduate Education in bioMedical Sciences Program (GEMS) is an umbrella-training program in the College of Medicine which offers students integrated training leading to the PhD degree. During the first year students will study a core curriculum emphasizing fundamental concepts in biomedicine and key electives in Microbiology, Immunity, and Inflammation. They will also complete three research rotation in order to select a mentor and laboratory to join for their PhD research project.
Admission Requirements
The GEMS application will ask you to select categories of biomedical research of interest to you. Faculty in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology specialize in microbiology (including virology, bacteriology, and mycology), issues of host – pathogen interactions, inflammation and other aspects of innate and adaptive immune responsiveness (including allergy and autoimmunity). If you are interested in the research of particular faculty in our department, you may also list those faculty members.
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Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP)
The University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Scientist Training Program educates exceptional students for careers as physician-scientists. The objective of the Program is to train students for careers in academic medicine and research. The Program integrates the medical curriculum with graduate studies. The first two years of the Program are used to complete years 1 and 2 of the medical curriculum. Selection of a permanent thesis advisor and commitment to a graduate department take place by the end of the second year of study. Students in the Microbiology, Immunity, and Inflammation concentration are required to complete the concentration requirements for the PhD degree before returning to the medical school curriculum. During the PhD phase, the students keep their clinical skills sharp by participating in the Program’s required Clinical Connections.